ざる
ざる
noun
colander
1.
colander; strainer; sieve
colander; strainer; sieve
ざるで麺の湯を切った。
I drained the noodles with a colander.
ざるに野菜を入れて、水で洗ってください。
Please put the vegetables in a strainer and wash them with water.
蕎麦はざるに盛って出された。
The soba was served on a bamboo strainer.
米をざるに入れて水を切ってから炊飯器に入れる。
I put the rice in a strainer to drain the water before putting it in the rice cooker.
竹のざるは見た目がきれいだけど、手入れが大変なので、金属のざるを使う人も多い。
Bamboo strainers look nice, but since they're hard to maintain, many people use metal ones.
A ざる is a strainer or colander, traditionally made of bamboo but now also available in metal or plastic. It is essential in Japanese cooking for draining noodles, washing rice, and straining vegetables.
Common expressions:
- ざるで水を切る (drain water with a colander)
- ざるに上げる (lift into a strainer)
- ざる蕎麦 (cold soba served on a bamboo strainer)
The term ざる also appears in the expression ざる耳, meaning "in one ear and out the other" (like water through a sieve).